Shots!

I took Emily this afternoon to get her shots... and, as to be expected, she was NOT happy! There were two nurses... each took a thigh of Emily's... and on the count of three, while I was holding her hands, the nurses injected the needles... two in one leg, one in the other.


Emily screamed bloody murder!


It was horrible! She turned bright red and cried REAL tears for about 30 seconds... then quieted down as soon as I picked her up and started rocking her. It's nice to know that I'm such a comfort to her -- I thought for sure she was going to keep crying. But no... then after a few minutes, she started up again, but it only lasted about 10 seconds... then she fell asleep.

We're home now, and she's sound asleep after a good feeding and some snuggle time with Mommy.

I wasn't looking forward to Emily's shots... but I was very anxious to see how much she weighs now.


Reminder: she weighed in at 8lbs 14oz at her one-month exam. What does she weigh now, you ask?


DRUM ROLL.....


12 POUNDS 8 OUNCES!!! She gained 3.5 pounds in one month!!!! I guess that's what eating 30 ounces/day will do to a baby!! She likes her mealtime!!!


However, she's not fat... she looks like a "normal" size baby. She's in the 90 percentile weight, though. Eek!

As for length... she's 22.75" long -- which I think was 75 percentile.


And her head is now 39 cm... which is 50 percentile.

While we were there, the doctor had her do tummy time to see how strong she is... SHE DID A PUSH UP AND HELD HERSELF THERE! The doctor looked at her in awe and said "That's 4-month-old developement!"

Yes, that's right... Emily is an over-achiever!

So, she's doing great!

Here are a couple shots from the doctor's office...